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No. 62-l,|09- Patented Mar. l4, I899.

H. LESTER.v CARRIAGE CURTAIN FASTENER.

(Application filed May 13, 1898.)

(No Modal.)

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NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

I HAVILAND LESTER, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE ORANDAL,STONE & COMPANY, OF sAME PLACE.

CARRIAGE-CURTAIN FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 621 ,109, dated March14, 1899.

Application filed May 13, 1898. serial No. 680,604. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAVILAND LESTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Binghamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriage CurtainFasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to devices for fastening the curtains ofcarriages; and its object is to improve the construction and lessen thecost of manufacture. By the improved construction I am enabled to allowfor the shrinkage of the curtain, so that while the fastener is easilyand quickly manipulated it is also adjustable for the purpose stated.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows the fastener applied to the curtain andbackstay of a buggy-top. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of thefastener. Fig. 3 shows the several parts of the fastener separated.

The fastener consists of two members, one applied to the curtain and theother to the backstay, which are lettered A and B, respectively, in thedrawings. The curtain member is composed of a leather strap or billet O,having a straight body 0, provided with a row of holes a, and anenlarged head portion 0 which is received within an ornamental metal rimD and retained there by suitable fastenings, such as teeth d, projectingfrom the rim,which pass through the head 0 and are clenched down uponthe under side thereof. The rim D also carries prongs d to pass throughand be clenched upon the curtain A in order to secure the billetthereto. The backstay member consists of a casing E wide enough toreceive the billet O and provided with means for securing the same. Thecasing is composed of a body having a flat bottom 6, upturned sides 6,and downturned prongs e to pass through the back stay and be clenchedthereon. A lid or cover e is provided with ears 6, by means of which itis hinged to the body on a transverse pin 6 passing through said earsand the sides 6' 0f the body. The lid has a downturned lip e adjacent tothe hinge bearing upon one end of a flat spring 6 riveted to the bottome of the body and serving to resist yieldingly any movement of the lidboth in opening and closing. The opposite end of the spring lies at theother end of the body and has an upturned hook 6 The billet is securedto the curtain A near its edge, so as to project over the same. Themember E is secured to the backstay or other adjacent portion of thecarriage-top in line with the billet, so that when the spring lid islifted the billet can be dropped into the casing and the hook 6 enterone of the holes 0. On shutting the lid it lies close to the upper endof the hook and prevents the billet from coming off. The hook isinclined backward, so that the pull on the billet tends to force itdownward, and thus prevent it from working up against the lid and pryingit open.

The two members are to be so adjusted that the hook will enter the holenearest the head 0 when the curtain is now. When the curtain andbackstay shrink, the other holes can be used, and thus allow for theseparation of the two members of the fastener.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is

A carriage-curtain fastener, consisting of a strap having a row of holesand an enlarged head integral with said strap, a metallic rimsurrounding said head, having teeth on its inner edge to enter said headand prongs on its outer edge forsecuring it to the curtain, a casingcomprising a bottom having upturned sides and downwardly-turned prongsat each end for securing it to a backstay, a lid having ears near oneend to fit down over said sides and be hinged thereto, and adownwardly-turned lip between said ears to pass down into said easing, aflat spring resting upon the bottom of the casing and secured thereto atone end,

Witnesses:

F. E. HOWLAND, F. S. PITCHENER.

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